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Bags of peanuts withdrawn from sale because they forgot to tell people that..surprise surprise....they contain...Nuts!

BBC News - Store pulls monkey nuts from shelves over 'peanut warning'

Okay, okay, I realise some people have an unfortunate allergy to nuts..but for gods sake...will anyone with a nut allergy mistakenly buy a bag of nuts without realising they are....erm....nuts?? :eek:

I'm not sure who is at fault here, an overzealous shop manager, a stupid store labelling policy or actual EU legislation.

But what next?

Canteens of cutlery with labels...'warning knives and forks may be used to stab people if used incorrectly'

Candles .... 'warning flame may become hot when lit'

Rolling pins .... 'warning may be used incorrectly by stereotype female in rollers if spouse comes home lashed from the pub

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Found it ridiculous when heard on news this evening, Society has got that stupid.:rolleyes: Probably these days some knob would sue em i presume, seems yeh can sue fer owt these days.

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Asda milk cartons-in large letters MILK.
In small letters on side- ! Allergy information. Contains Milk.

I'd be unhappy if it didn't!

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The problem is, some people are just crazy stupid.
They think that because something with an ingredient in it`s name doesn`t mean it contains that ingredient. e.g. do chewing nuts contain nuts, no they don`t, do peanuts contain peas, again no. The industry has to be so carefull, and every effort has to be made not to be sued it`s ridiculous.

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i once bought some mexican jumping beans

they were made in tiwan and didnt jump at all

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I didn`t mean you cashman. But if if the boot fits..:D

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Yeh lost me there gpick.:confused:

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Mexican jumping beans, don`t have to be from mexico, don`t have to jump and don`t have to be beans.
It`s late and it`s makes sense to me right now.

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Don't make much sense to me accyman mentioned those.:confused:

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but under new rules cornish pasties have to be from cornwall or they cant be called cornish pasties so im assuming this applies to international products too :p:)

im just waiting for the EU to make mars bars change their name because they dont contain Mars :D

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No rules on something named nuts actually has to contain nuts,
So some numpty with a nut allergy eats a bag of peanuts and comes with the excuse "well i ate a bag of chewing nuts and I was OK" therefore it`s there fault for not warning me that peanuts contains nut....sue.sue.sue...., well whos fault is it?
You can`t blame them for being over careful.
Recall product - cost of being sued?

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I think i may have got Accyman and Cashman mixed up.:o

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They're both mixed up;):D

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Bought some cat treats the other day for my evil monsters. On the label was written: "New and Improved. Even More of the Chicken Flavor Your Cats Love." Don't know if the cats love 'em or not; they sure eat enough.

But how do they know what the flavor is like:confused: Do they ask a cat? Or is there some poor sod out there who is so desperate for work that he is willing to be a cat treat taster?

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Nope sorry..thats Euro logic...

Peanut is the name of a type of nut, like pecan, almond or brazil and do not need a label. Chewing nuts are a confectionery, which may or may not contain nuts and therefore should be labelled if they do.

If you see a box labelled brazil nuts you would reasonably expect it to contain nuts, if you see a box labelled brazil football shirts you would not.

Any lawyer worth his salt could argue that one....the worlds gone mad

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Monkey nuts don't contain monkeys (or, indeed, just their testicles).

But nowhere on the packaging did it say that monkey nuts contain peanuts. There are people out there who do not know what is in the food they eat. My stepdaughter's room-mate (mid 20s graduate) was horrified to go out with the group and find only pork on the fixed menu. She managed to cobble together a veggie alternative to tide her through 'til they got home, and then she could make herself a ham sandwich. Cue lots of puzzled faces and a diplomatic re-education. Then someone tentatively mentioned that she also couldn't really have her favourite, bacon. She actually wailed.

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The point i`m trying to make are:
a. some people are stupid and need everything explained to them and if it isn`t, they`ll sue you for everything you have.
b. brazil nuts aren`t nuts they are seeds which just adds to the confusiion.
c. lawyers will fight on either side, i.e. the one that will make them ££.

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Modern education, such a marvellous thing to behold don't you think?

And that ladies & gentlemen, is why virtually everything has to have an idiots warning/advisory note on the packaging. :idunno:

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Like i`ve said, some people are idiots, you have to take that into account in your labelling or they`ll screw you for everything you have

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there actually are human tasters for cat food and dog food

to me the only thing from that little experiment to come to light is that it dosnt kill humans.I dont see how they can say a cat likes a certain flavour more than another brand because a human says it tatses nicer

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as for stupid lawsuits my favourite of all time was an american who sued a motorhome company because he engaged cruise control on his motor home then went into the back to make a brew.

he won hence why in user manuals for cars they sometimes say the vehicle still needs you at teh wheel or the car dosnt drive its self

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You're Oh so right, even though both Cashman and Accyman are clearly labelled someone will come on site that is so dumb they just can't tell them apart!


:rofl38:

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As it happens peanuts are not actually nuts, they are part of the legume family. :D

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heinz claim to have 57 varieties of bean in their baked beans

they have yet to answer my email asking if humanbean is one of them

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Who decides what allergies get a warning? Lots of people are allergic to all sorts of things, is milk really that poisonous to people with a milk allergy? I know nuts can kill some people.

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i suppose its like how they decide if a road gets a speedbump or camera

if a cetrain amount of people get killed they put measures in place

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People sue at the drop of a hat these days because it's made so easy (no win no fee lawyers etc.) greed and money for nothing seem to drive a lot of folk. Common sense doesn't come in to it anymore. If people had to pay to engage the services of a lawyer I think a large percentage of these claims wouldn't see the light of day. And manufacturers wouldn't feel the need to specify every little detail on their labels.

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*sigh* I give up.

So far we have graduates who don't know bacon is from a pig, peanuts that are legumes but don't contain any peas, nuts that aren't really nuts but seeds, nuts that don't contain simians and lawyers who are getting ready to argue with some chick called Sue about labels.

This whole thread is driving me nuts..........oh wait!

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That's not easily done Mr. G.:D

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I once bought a claw hammer from Home base on the label was an arrow pointing to the head under it said use this end up:D
dah ok

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I'm an asthmatic Neil yet I don't have an allergy to grass or flower pollen, tree pollen yes and sea food, and some "E" numbers, slight allergy to onions which I only notice if my lungs are impaired in any way

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Off the top of my head -milk, egg, soya, whey, seeds, nuts and probably some more, all need warnings and I think it`s the food standards agency who decide.

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Warnings me arse, if summat don't do fer yeh,Yeh don't eat it.:rolleyes: Thats what i always done n i'm still around.

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im suprised the EU hasnt made it compulsary to put "may cause farts" on beans

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Sound enough advice ....... but, as has been recently shown we can't always guarantee we're getting what we think we are, horse burger anyone? :)

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I agree Cashman, but try telling that to trading standards when they come round.

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Yeh but was no horse in ingredient list that i know of. Then again Dobbin don't make yeh ill, its just crap.;)

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Yes please, since the so called scare more places are offering lumps of horse and guess what? They are charging more than for beef.
New Forest Pony anyone? Buy one for your little darling to learn how to ride then when they get bored dump it in the freezer.

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since the horse meat scandal over half of asdas range of so called beefburgers have dissappeared lol

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The easy answer to this is.. they moved them to the whoops shelves and are all now in less's freezer:D

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Too right, the only real scandal here is there weren't very many of them.

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If only you hadn't had that last pint in the Railway, you could have filled your boots:D

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I hope that wasn't the last pint in the Railway, I know I've been ill lately but, I didn't think I was that bad.
:eek:

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I've seen the photographs Less:eek::D